1. Friend of P&P (and occasional contributor) Reeves Wiedeman has published his first article, a Talk of the Town piece in The New Yorker:Far From Haiti.

2. Another friend, Josh Cohen, has launched an online interview project meant to capture the joy and spirit of another sport (also a far more effective method for commuting than baseball is) cycling: The Bicycle Story.

3. Yet another friend, Drew Fairservice of the recently redesigned Blue Jays blog Ghostrunner on First has joined up with Rob Neyer as part of the Sweet Spot Network. Obviously well-deserved. Congrats.